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Please Use AI
opinion
3 min read
AI can assist in meal planning and recipe generation, potentially saving time compared to consulting friends for cooking advice. Relying on AI may prevent lengthy personal conversations that could arise when seeking culinary tips from others.
Expertise in the age of AI
opinion
5 min read
Hiring junior engineers is becoming less cost-effective as coding agents improve productivity among senior engineers. The job market shows a growing demand for senior engineers, while recent computer science graduates are facing significant challenges in finding employment.
We should be more tired than the model
opinion
2 min read
Agentic code generation can lead to feelings of losing control over the coding process. Writing code with AI assistance may result in outward signs of completion without engaging the same internal cognitive processes as manual coding.
Is AI causing a repeat of Front end's Lost Decade?
opinion
13 min read
AI is transforming programming jobs, particularly for frontend developers, by introducing deskilling and higher levels of abstraction. Historical changes, such as the use of code snippets from Stack Overflow, are being echoed in the current landscape influenced by AI advancements.
Is This Sustainable?
opinion
13 min read
Discussions on AI productivity often categorize experiences into overly optimistic claims of increased efficiency or vendor-centric perspectives on software development life cycles. A focus on the real human experiences and challenges faced with AI integration is lacking in current narratives.
Real-time LLM Inference on Standard GPUs: 3k tokens/s per request
tool
18 min read
Kog AI has launched a tech preview of the Kog Inference Engine (KIE), achieving 3,000 output tokens per second on 8× AMD MI300X GPUs and 2,100 on 8× NVIDIA H200 GPUs using FP16 without speculative decoding. The preview currently supports a 2B model, with plans to add support for large third-party MoE models at similar speeds.
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output
news
2 min read
A developer added hidden instructions to jqwik, a Java testing app, which instruct AI coding agents to delete all jqwik tests. This update, published as version 1.10.0, reflects growing frustration with "vibe coding."
Claude Code – Everything You Can Configure That the Docs Don't Tell You
tool
14 min read
Claude Code includes configurable features such as hook fields for rewriting commands mid-flight, persistent agent memory, and self-improving dream loops. The auto-mode permission system, referred to as the "YOLO Classifier," can be configured using plain English descriptions of the environment.
The mysterious Hy3 LLM is topping OpenRouter Model Rankings by a large margin
news
8 min read
Hy3 LLM ranks first in the OpenRouter Model Rankings, significantly outperforming other models. OpenRouter provides access to various LLMs through a single API and publishes user interaction data on its AI Model Rankings page.
SF startup is testing robots in Airbnbs, and trashing them, lawsuit claims
news
5 min read
A San Francisco startup is accused of secretly testing robots in Airbnbs, leading to property damage. Footage from a Ring camera captured individuals moving large cases into a home, and later, cables were observed taped to the walls.
GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits
news
6 min read
Microsoft's GitHub has banned security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse after they posted zero-day Windows exploits. The researcher claims this action has ruined their life and has promised further retaliation against the company.
Amazon scraps AI leaderboard to stop workers chasing usage scores
news
1 min read
Amazon has discontinued its AI leaderboard to prevent employees from focusing on usage scores. This decision aims to promote healthier work practices and reduce competitive pressure among workers.
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs apocalypse predictions
news
5 min read
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have revised their earlier predictions about AI causing significant job losses in white-collar sectors. Altman acknowledged he was "pretty wrong" regarding the economic impact of AI on entry-level roles.
Various LLM Smells
opinion
1 min read
LLMs can enhance writing by improving vocabulary and sentence structure. Over time, common sentence patterns generated by LLMs have become prevalent across the internet, creating a phenomenon referred to as "AI smell."
The Current Crisis: What's Happening to Science in America
opinion
4 min read
Federal funding for scientific research in the US is facing significant challenges, with NIH and NASA requiring prior permission for collaborations with foreign scientists and institutions. Grantees have reported being instructed to exclude papers with foreign co-authors from their annual progress reports.
About LLMs at Zig Days
tool
3 min read
Zig Days are collaborative programming events held on Saturdays where participants introduce their hobby or learning projects. Attendees can work individually or in small groups, with some events featuring demonstrations of completed work at the end of the day.
Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation
news
4 min read
Anthropic has raised $65 billion in Series H funding, achieving a post-money valuation of $965 billion. The company reports increased adoption of its AI model, Claude, across global enterprises and among individual users.
Microsoft's stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster fire of their own making
opinion
3 min read
Nightmare Eclipse has publicly shared proof of concept exploits for security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, claiming to have attempted to report them. The ongoing dispute highlights criticisms of Microsoft's handling of zero-day exploits and the quality of its products.
Bitburner, programming-based incremental game
tool
1 min read
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game that allows players to automate tasks using JavaScript. Players can hack servers, manage resources, and develop their coding skills while advancing through various challenges and objectives.
Dynamic Workflows in Claude Code
tool
4 min read
Dynamic workflows in Claude Code enable the AI to tackle complex tasks end-to-end, significantly reducing project timelines from quarters to days. Claude generates orchestration scripts that execute multiple parallel subagents while verifying results before presenting them to users.
Claude Opus 4.8
tool
8 min read
Claude Opus 4.8 introduces enhancements over version 4.7, improving benchmark performance and collaboration capabilities. New features include user-controlled effort levels, a "dynamic workflows" capability in Claude Code for large-scale problem-solving, and a fast mode for quicker task execution.
We replaced Zendesk
tool
1 min read
TradeCore is a CRM and back-office platform specifically designed for forex and CFD brokers. It replaced Zendesk in 48 hours, streamlining customer support processes.
The Permanent Upper Crow
opinion
1 min read
The Permanent Upper Crow is a social commentary game that explores the impact of a philosophical virus representing the 'Permanent Upper Class' in San Francisco's tech scene. Players navigate through scenarios that reflect societal issues related to wealth and privilege.
Disagreement among frontier LLMs on real-world fact-checks
research
22 min read
67% of real fact-checks show that top AI models disagree on the answers. Five frontier LLMs evaluated 1,000 user-submitted claims, resulting in significant discrepancies among their verdicts.
AI sticker shock hits corporate America
news
2 min read
Corporate leaders are questioning the value of rising AI expenditures amid ballooning IT costs and skepticism from employees. Microsoft has canceled most of its Claude Code licenses due to costs, and Uber's COO stated that justifying AI expenses is becoming increasingly difficult.
A Eureka machine that thinks like nature and explores what AI cannot
research
2 min read
The Indian Institute of Science has implemented a neuromorphic Ising machine on an FPGA board that rapidly explores complex energy landscapes, facilitating the discovery of near-optimal solutions for optimization problems like protein folding. This machine computes in a manner that mimics natural processes, addressing challenges that traditional computing cannot efficiently solve.
Bttf is a command line datetime Swiss army knife
tool
7 min read
bttf is a command line tool for datetime arithmetic, parsing, formatting, and more. It is dual-licensed under MIT or the UNLICENSE and provides a user guide for understanding its features and functionalities.
Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub and Why Zig Isn't 1.0 [video]
tool
1 min read
YouTube allows users to discover trending videos and music tracks. Users can upload their own content and share it with friends or a global audience.
Can we have the day off?
opinion
2 min read
AI is poised to revolutionize productivity across the global white-collar workforce, enhancing work processes, interactions, learning, and socialization. This transformation promises to significantly improve efficiency and ease in various aspects of life.
YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos
news
2 min read
YouTube has been labeling generative AI content since 2024 to enhance transparency for viewers and creators. Two updates have been introduced to improve the usefulness of AI disclosures based on community feedback.
On Labubu and the Hyperreal
opinion
14 min read
Labubu is a small, fluffy toy characterized by stubby arms, rabbit ears, a round body, and large eyes. The toy contrasts with masculine clothing, suggesting a statement about gender expression.
Gemini, Gophers, and Fingers. Oh My Alternative Internets Beyond HTTPS
tool
13 min read
Alternative Internet protocols such as Gemini, Gopher, and Finger provide different methods for browsing beyond traditional HTTPS. These protocols utilize Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes to facilitate online communication and content sharing.
I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit
opinion
9 min read
Anthropic is rumored to be nearing its first profitable quarter as enterprise customers increasingly incur high costs from LLM usage. Both Anthropic and OpenAI are believed to have achieved product-market fit, leading to a ramp-up in their operations.
DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode
news
3 min read
DuckDuckGo's AI-free search experienced a nearly 28% increase in visits last week. Google continues to dominate the search engine market despite this rise in DuckDuckGo's traffic.
Stress disrupts hippocampal integration of overlapping events, memory inference
research
41 min read
Stress disrupts the hippocampal integration of overlapping events, affecting memory inference in humans. This disruption impacts the ability to form structured knowledge representations and infer novel relationships from distinct experiences.
Training our own AI models
tool
4 min read
PostHog is developing more AI-powered features, including an AI installation wizard and PostHog AI. The company aims to create proactive, self-driving products that provide answers and solutions while continuously improving.
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
opinion
4 min read
Tech CEOs are experiencing heightened optimism and unrealistic expectations regarding AI, a phenomenon referred to as "AI psychosis." Box founder Aaron Levie has publicly noted that CEOs are particularly susceptible to these delusions amidst significant industry changes and economic fluctuations.
Declassified CIA Cartography Maps from the 1980s
news
18 min read
The CIA Cartography Center produced a detailed urban intelligence map of Central Moscow in 1980, highlighting key features relevant to national security during the late Cold War. These declassified maps provide insights that are not easily conveyed through text alone.
The VibeSec Reckoning
opinion
14 min read
Vibe coding allows non-technical users to rapidly develop applications using generative AI tools, accelerating software prototyping. AI agents often recommend insecure configurations due to their tendency to prioritize ease of use, leading to systemic security vulnerabilities.
Ripgrep AI Policy
tool
2 min read
Using AI tools for coding is permitted in the ripgrep project, but all contributions must meet a high standard. Contributors are accountable for their published code, and AI should not be used to generate comments for communication with maintainers, as AI-generated comments may be hidden.
I'm Tired of Talking to AI
opinion
1 min read
Malware was found in GitHub repositories, prompting a user to seek advice from AI, which provided unhelpful responses. Subsequent comments in a GitHub discussion echoed the AI's answers, leading to a call-out and deletion of a comment.
Nvidia Vera CPU Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering Great Performance
news
5 min read
NVIDIA Vera CPU Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering The Best Performance Ever Seen On ARM NVIDIA's Vera data center CPU isn't ramping up until later this year but I recently had the opportunity to try out this new ARM-based CPU designed for agentic AI workloads. NVIDIA's Vera CPU with its in-house-designed Olympus CPU cores ends up packing a heavy-hitting punch with competitiveness to Intel/AMD x...
All of human cooking compressed into 2 megabytes
research
2 min read
Epicure consists of three sibling skip-gram ingredient embeddings retrained on a multilingual recipe corpus. The dataset includes 4.14 million recipes sourced from 11 different platforms and covers seven languages.
Claude Code as a Daily Driver: Claude.md, Skills, Subagents, Plugins, and MCPs
tool
20 min read
Claude Code allows users to operate as programmable agents, utilizing features such as memory, custom commands, and parallel sessions. Mastery of Claude Code enables efficient project setups that enhance productivity over time.
The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
opinion
10 min read
The just-say-no engineer archetype among senior and staff engineers focuses on minimizing complexity and reducing code development, viewing code as a potential liability. This contrasts with the just-say-yes engineer, who prioritizes rapid progress and readily approves code changes.
Where does next-token prediction leave us?
opinion
9 min read
AI maximalists argue against labeling large language models (LLMs) as merely "next-token predictors" or "stochastic parrots." They claim that the development of LLMs signals the end of creative industries and professions, asserting that fields such as animation, Hollywood, coding, and postgraduate education are "solved" or "cooked."
Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country
tool
1 min read
Erin Brockovich has created a tool to map data centers across the United States and provides a form for community members to report on these centers and their local impacts. The initiative aims to address the varying reception of data centers in different towns, where some are welcomed while others face delays or opposition.
AI tools are only as good as your judgment
opinion
2 min read
Engineering teams are experiencing anxiety about potential over-reliance on AI tools. Proper use of AI can enhance judgment rather than diminish it, and many engineers may unknowingly shift towards dependence.
From Rust to Ruby
opinion
4 min read
A project originally written in Rust, consisting of approximately 30,000 lines of code, is being revisited with an interest in Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Ruby and Ruby on Rails continue to perform well in the current programming landscape.
Bay Area mom out thousands after scammers use AI to mimic daughter's voice
news
3 min read
Scammers used AI to mimic the voice of a Bay Area woman's daughter, leading to the theft of thousands of dollars. This incident is part of a growing trend in fraudulent schemes.